Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 156: Qingque is forced into despair, will he give it a try? (First update)
Early in the morning, Li Chengqian woke up from his sleep.

Su Shu leaned in his arms.

Perhaps because she was used to it, Li Chengqian moved slightly and Su Shu woke up vaguely: "Your Highness!"

"Hmm!" Li Chengqian gently hugged Su Shu and whispered, "Go back to sleep."

Su Shu shook her head, regaining some clarity, and said, "Is it today?"

"It should be today. Chai Lingwu found the Censor Wang An and planned to impeach me." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I only attend court meetings four times a month: on the first, seventh, fifteenth, and twenty-second days."

"The first and fifteenth days of the lunar month are the grand court sessions, and the seventh day of the second lunar month is the time for the imperial examinations. If we bring it up again next time, it will be on the twenty-second day of the second lunar month, a month later." Su Shu suddenly came to her senses.

If not today, then it will be a month later. In a month, who knows how many things will happen.

So it must be today.

"I have already ordered the manors outside the city to tighten up their operations and create the illusion of clearing out. If they really can't let go, there might really be nothing left there in a month." Li Chengqian smiled. Even he himself didn't know what he would leave there in a month, and Chai Lingwu would not let the night prolong and cause more trouble.

"If it is true, Wang An impeached Your Highness today. Are You Sure?" There was a hint of worry in Su Shu's eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm waiting for him to come, and I have a trump card in my hand." Li Chengqian sneered lightly, then said seriously: "However, my target is not him, but Chai Lingwu. He has been so active recently that he didn't even realize that he has been noticed by the emperor."

Su Shu leaned in Li Chengqian's arms, and a sense of uneasiness rose in her heart again.

From Fang Yiai to Chai Lingwu, these imperial consorts sent by the emperor to the Prince of Wei's mansion to serve as military officers always tried every possible means to make things difficult for the Eastern Palace.

"After today's incident, if Wang An can be implicated in Chai Lingwu's case, then he won't be in big trouble, but at least he will be more obedient in the next few months." Li Chengqian's eyes flickered slightly.

It was enough for him to do this.

The rest, how to investigate and where to investigate, is all up to the Baiqi Division.

Don't underestimate the Hundred Cavalry Division. Li Chengqian is not sure how much the emperor knows through them.

That's why he had to withdraw.

The emperor would only believe what the Hundred Cavalry Division had investigated on its own.

If his excessive intervention caused the emperor to suspect that the intelligence about Chai Lingwu investigated by the Hundred Cavalry Division was false, then all that Li Chengqian had done would be in vain.

Whether Chai Lingwu can get out of this matter depends on his luck.

But he is the son of Chai Shao and Princess Pingyang after all. It is difficult to kill him with one blow, so they can only push him towards despair step by step.

Chai Lingwu, Li Tai.

Step by step, they are all on the road to despair.

Li Chengqian's thoughts drifted away.

……

"If I can implicate Su Gan through Chai Lingwu, then tonight I can ask my aunt to come and talk to her about Yiniang."

Su Shu breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at Li Chengqian, "My aunt seems to be trying to improve her relationship with the Eastern Palace. That day, I simply suggested that Yiniang stay in the Eastern Palace for a few days to avoid the storm outside, and my aunt actually agreed directly."

Su Yi now lives in Yixia Palace, and Li Xiang, Li Jue and Princess Ankang also live there.

While Su Yi was relaxing in the East Palace, she also took care of the three of them.

In the current East Palace, Crown Prince's good friend Zheng Shuang'er lives in Yiqiu Palace, and Crown Prince's good friend Wei Wei lives in Yidong Palace.

As the Crown Princess, Su Shu lived in Yichun Palace.

"Just playing both sides." Li Chengqian raised his head, looked upward, and said calmly: "The royal family of the Tang Dynasty, whether they are princes, dukes, princesses or princesses, are quick to cling to the emperor when they see an opportunity, and just as quick to hide when they see a crisis. After all, the example of Xuanwu Gate is there."

Although history books record that only Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji died in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, countless members of the royal family died without a burial place in areas not recorded in history books.

"Your Highness, do you think my aunt has already realized that it was the Eastern Palace who was behind this?" Su Shu suddenly became worried again.

"Now you're scared." Li Chengqian lowered his head, pinched Su Shu's nose, then shook his head and said, "Don't worry, even if my aunt finds out, she won't say anything, and you did it very cleverly."

"Hmm!" Su Shu leaned up in Li Chengqian's arms, then said with a little pride: "I just invited a few young ladies to come home and say a few words in front of their dandy brothers or husbands."

"Men can never avoid the desire to compare with others." Li Chengqian smiled with emotion. Su Shu was just doing the best she could within her ability, but she didn't expect that there would be an unexpected result in the end.

"Yeah!" Su Shu responded softly.

"Your Majesty once mentioned that as long as the fight between me and Qingque is within a reasonable range, Your Majesty won't care." Li Chengqian looked at Su Shu and said softly, "My beloved concubine's actions are within a reasonable range. No one died or was injured. Your Majesty won't care. If Your Majesty doesn't care, then Your Aunt doesn't have to worry either."

"Anyway, they treated us badly from the beginning." Su Shu said with a hint of resentment on her face.

She married the prince, but her uncle helped the King of Wei to seize the throne.

Didn't he think that once the crown prince was deposed, Su Shu, her son and daughter would all be reduced to ashes? Since he didn't sympathize with the relationship between uncle and nephew, then don't blame Su Shu for plotting.

Li Chengqian smiled. He only found out about Su Shu's plan later. It happened to coincide with some of his own methods, so they cooperated with each other.

"It may not be easy for you to let Su Yi marry into the Eastern Palace. After all, there are only two positions for the Crown Prince's concubines in the Eastern Palace, and both are already occupied. If Yi Niang marries into the Eastern Palace, she will only be a fourth-rank Crown Prince's concubine. Your aunt may use it to flatter you, but it will not be easy to really agree." Li Chengqian lowered his head and began to ponder.

The Crown Princess is superb.

The Crown Prince Liangti is of the third rank, and there are two of them.

The Prince's concubines are of the fourth rank, and there are six of them, whose status is much lower.

"But it's better than marrying Wei's son." Su Shu didn't care much. She was confident enough about this matter.

Although Mr. Wei was talking nonsense after drinking, to be honest, he might have some real thoughts in his mind.

With that statement out there, no matter which family Su Yi marries into, her situation will never be any better.

Only in the East Palace, there is a cousin who loves her the most.

"That's what you said, but we still need to make more preparations. I have a trump card here, which I will give to you, my beloved concubine." Li Chengqian got up from the bed at Su Shu's surprised gaze, then walked to the table beside him, took out a copy of "Guo Di Zhi" from it, and then walked back.

"This is a gift from my uncle to Fuchang'er as a hundred-day present." Su Shu sat up from the bed and looked at Li Chengqian with some confusion.

Li Chengqian sat down next to him, then opened the Comprehensive Geography, pointed at the names of Li Tai and Su Xu, and said, "This book is the life's work of my uncle, but for various reasons, he wanted Qingque's name to be above his. But if..."

Li Chengqian stretched out his hand and directly covered Li Tai's name.

The only name left in the entire book is Su Xu.

……

Su Shu looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I originally planned to use this opportunity to talk to my uncle and persuade him, but now it seems that it would be better to ask my aunt. My aunt may not care that much about Su Yi or Su Gan, but she will definitely care about my uncle."

Su Xu, after all, was still Li Tai's Sima, King of Wei. It was hard to say whether he would choose to help Li Tai or stand idly by at the critical moment.

Li Chengqian was not sure about convincing him, but if this trick was used on Princess Nanchang, it would definitely work wonders.

"Yes, with my aunt's support, then perhaps everything about my uncle and the Prince of Wei's mansion will be under our control." Su Shu looked up at Li Chengqian and said thoughtfully, "But this way, Yiniang won't be so anxious to marry into the Eastern Palace."

"No." Li Chengqian interrupted Su Shu and waved his hand, saying, "The situation in the Prince of Wei's Mansion isn't Qingque's fault, but Chai Lingwu's. After submitting the 'Comprehensive Geography', my uncle will be transferred out of the Prince of Wei's Mansion. He won't know much about the future affairs of the Prince of Wei's Mansion, so the best way is to completely sever the relationship between Qingque and my uncle. This way, the scholars in the Prince of Wei's Mansion will also become disloyal."

Although the scholars who compiled the "Guo Di Zhi" were under the command of the Prince of Wei, their fundamental purpose was actually to use the "Guo Di Zhi" to increase their reputation.

To be more precise, they were coming for Su Xu.

It would naturally be better if Li Tai could become the next crown prince, or even succeed to the throne.

If not, they would quickly cut off all ties with Li Tai.

"Once my uncle leaves, they will leave too." Su Shu nodded and said, "If Yiniang marries into the Eastern Palace, they will also turn their attention to the Eastern Palace, and the manpower available to the King of Wei will become increasingly scarce."

"This is an open conspiracy!" Li Chengqian sighed lightly, then hugged Su Shu in his arms.

In fact, Li Chengqian had not said anything more.

From Du Chuke, Fang Yiai, Chai Lingwu, to Su Xu, Li Chengqian was gradually stripping away the power around Li Tai, and finally pushing him to the brink of despair.

At that time, Li Tai would never give up easily. He would choose to take a gamble and risk everything.

And in front of him, there was already a person who had made a complete success.

This person is the current emperor.

……

Under the Tongxun Gate, the sedan chair slowly passed by.

Since New Year's Day, when Li Chengqian went from Tongxun Gate to Ganlu Palace to wait for the emperor's arrival and accompanied him to court, he was allowed to pass through Tongxun Gate every time he went to court.

It's the same today.

Li Chengqian's expression gradually calmed down.

He touched the memorial in his sleeve and his eyes became cold.

Chai Lingwu, the man who has been planning for Qingque from beginning to end.

Today, they are going to have a good fight.

(End of this chapter)